Ultrastructure of adult human articular cartilage matrix after cryotechnical processing

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-284

  Hunziker, Ernst B ^a   Michel, Martin ^a   Studer, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Collagen; High pressure freezing; Human articular cartilage; Proteoglycan; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

COLLAGEN FIBRILS; DEEP ZONE; EXTRACELLULAR; FIBRIL BUNDLES; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; HUMAN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; LONGITUDINAL COURSE; MATRIX; PROTEOGLYCANS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030962236     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0029(19970515)37:4<271::aid-jemt3>3.3.co;2-m     Document Type: Article

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